diff --git a/prometheus/config/file.sls b/prometheus/config/file.sls
index ccd3abd..0a5b405 100644
--- a/prometheus/config/file.sls
+++ b/prometheus/config/file.sls
@@ -40,15 +40,19 @@ prometheus-config-file-{{ name }}-file-managed:
     - template: jinja
             {%- if grains.os != 'Windows' %}
     - mode: 644
+            {%- if p.manage_user_group %}
     - user: {{ name }}
     - group: {{ name }}
             {%- endif %}
+            {%- endif %}
     - context:
         config: {{ p.pkg.component[name]['config']|json }}
     - require:
       - file: prometheus-config-file-etc-file-directory
+            {%- if p.manage_user_group %}
       - user: prometheus-config-users-install-{{ name }}-user-present
       - group: prometheus-config-users-install-{{ name }}-group-present
+            {%- endif %}
     - watch_in:
       - service: prometheus-service-running-{{ name }}
 
@@ -71,15 +75,19 @@ prometheus-config-file-{{ ef }}-file-managed:
     - template: jinja
             {%- if grains.os != 'Windows' %}
     - mode: 644
+            {%- if p.manage_user_group %}
     - user: {{ component }}
     - group: {{ component }}
             {%- endif %}
+            {%- endif %}
     - context:
         config: {{ p.extra_files[ef]['config'] }}
     - require:
       - file: prometheus-config-file-etc-file-directory
+            {%- if p.manage_user_group %}
       - user: prometheus-config-users-install-{{ component }}-user-present
       - group: prometheus-config-users-install-{{ component }}-group-present
+            {%- endif %}
     - watch_in:
       - service: prometheus-service-running-{{ component }}
 
diff --git a/prometheus/config/storage.sls b/prometheus/config/storage.sls
index 2674106..39c1f3d 100644
--- a/prometheus/config/storage.sls
+++ b/prometheus/config/storage.sls
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ prometheus-service-args-{{ name }}-data-dir:
     - makedirs: True
     - watch_in:
       - service: prometheus-service-running-{{ name }}
+            {%- if p.manage_user_group %}
     - require:
       - user: prometheus-config-users-install-{{ name }}-user-present
       - group: prometheus-config-users-install-{{ name }}-group-present
+            {%- endif %}
 
             {%- endif %}
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/prometheus/config/users.sls b/prometheus/config/users.sls
index 2938adb..291c04f 100644
--- a/prometheus/config/users.sls
+++ b/prometheus/config/users.sls
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 {%- set tplroot = tpldir.split('/')[0] %}
 {%- from tplroot ~ "/map.jinja" import prometheus as p with context %}
 
+  {%- if p.manage_user_group or p.pkg.use_upstream_archive %}
   {%- for name in p.wanted.component %}
 
 prometheus-config-users-install-{{ name }}-group-present:
@@ -29,3 +30,4 @@ prometheus-config-users-install-{{ name }}-user-present:
               {%- endif %}
 
   {%- endfor %}
+  {%- endif %}
diff --git a/prometheus/defaults.yaml b/prometheus/defaults.yaml
index 1f2a70a..645822d 100644
--- a/prometheus/defaults.yaml
+++ b/prometheus/defaults.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ prometheus:
     tmp: /tmp/prometheus
     var: /var/lib/prometheus
 
+  manage_user_group: true
+
   pkg:
     uri: https://github.com/prometheus
     use_upstream_repo: false
diff --git a/prometheus/exporters/node_exporter/textfile_collectors/init.sls b/prometheus/exporters/node_exporter/textfile_collectors/init.sls
index 4ea4f71..dc21ad1 100644
--- a/prometheus/exporters/node_exporter/textfile_collectors/init.sls
+++ b/prometheus/exporters/node_exporter/textfile_collectors/init.sls
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ prometheus-exporters-{{ name }}-collector-textfile-dir:
     - group: {{ name }}
         {%- endif %}
     - makedirs: True
+            {%- if p.manage_user_group %}
     - require:
       - user: prometheus-config-users-install-{{ name }}-user-present
       - group: prometheus-config-users-install-{{ name }}-group-present
+            {%- endif %}
     {%- endif %}
 
 {%- for k, v in p.get('exporters', {}).get(name, {}).get('textfile_collectors', {}).items() %}
diff --git a/prometheus/osfamilymap.yaml b/prometheus/osfamilymap.yaml
index 9525d2a..7873c93 100644
--- a/prometheus/osfamilymap.yaml
+++ b/prometheus/osfamilymap.yaml
@@ -219,7 +219,66 @@ RedHat:
       sslcacert: /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
       metadata_expire: 300
 
-Suse: {}
+Suse:
+  manage_user_group: false
+  pkg:
+    use_upstream_repo: false
+    use_upstream_package: false
+    use_upstream_archive: false
+    component:
+      alertmanager:
+        name: golang-github-prometheus-alertmanager
+        service:
+          name: prometheus-alertmanager
+        environ_file: /etc/sysconfig/prometheus-alertmanager
+        args:
+            config.file: /etc/prometheus/alertmanager.yml
+        config_file: /etc/prometheus/alertmanager.yml
+      prometheus:
+        name: golang-github-prometheus-prometheus
+        service:
+          name: prometheus
+        environ_file: /etc/sysconfig/prometheus
+        environ:
+          environ_arg_name: ARGS
+        config_file: /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
+      blackbox_exporter:
+        name: prometheus-blackbox_exporter
+        config_file: /etc/prometheus/blackbox.yml
+        service:
+          name: prometheus-blackbox_exporter
+      hacluster_exporter:
+        name: prometheus-ha_cluster_exporter
+        environ_file: /etc/sysconfig/prometheus-ha_cluster_exporter
+        environ:
+          environ_arg_name: ARGS
+        service:
+          name: prometheus-ha_cluster_exporter
+      node_exporter:
+        name: golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter
+        service:
+          name: prometheus-node_exporter
+        environ_file: /etc/sysconfig/prometheus-node_exporter
+        environ:
+          environ_arg_name: ARGS
+      postgres_exporter:
+        name: prometheus-postgres_exporter
+        service:
+          name: prometheus-postgres_exporter
+        environ_file: /etc/sysconfig/prometheus-postgres_exporter
+        environ:
+          environ_arg_name: POSTGRES_EXPORTER_PARAMS
+      saptune_exporter:
+        name: prometheus-saptune_exporter
+        service:
+          name: prometheus-saptune_exporter
+      webhook_snmp:
+        name: prometheus-webhook-snmp
+        service:
+          name: prometheus-webhook-snmp
+        environ_file: /etc/default/prometheus-webhook-snmp
+        environ:
+          environ_arg_name: PROMETHEUS_WEBHOOK_SNMP_OPTIONS
 
 Gentoo:
   pkg:
diff --git a/prometheus/service/args/install.sls b/prometheus/service/args/install.sls
index 71e364e..af6d3ba 100644
--- a/prometheus/service/args/install.sls
+++ b/prometheus/service/args/install.sls
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ prometheus-service-args-{{ name }}-data-dir:
     - makedirs: True
     - watch_in:
       - service: prometheus-service-running-{{ name }}
+            {%- if p.manage_user_group %}
     - require:
       - user: prometheus-config-users-install-{{ name }}-user-present
       - group: prometheus-config-users-install-{{ name }}-group-present
+            {%- endif %}
 
             {%- endif %}
             {%- if grains.os_family == 'FreeBSD' %}
diff --git a/test/salt/pillar/repo.sls b/test/salt/pillar/repo.sls
index e2cdd27..71b2776 100644
--- a/test/salt/pillar/repo.sls
+++ b/test/salt/pillar/repo.sls
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ prometheus:
       - alertmanager
       - node_exporter
       - blackbox_exporter
+      {%- if grains.os == 'SUSE' %}
+      - hacluster_exporter
+      - postgres_exporter
+      - saptune_exporter
+      - webhook_snmp
+      {%- endif %}
 
   exporters:
     node_exporter:
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ prometheus:
 
   pkg:
     # yamllint disable-line rule:braces rule:commas
-    use_upstream_repo: {{ false if grains.os_family|lower in ('debian',) else true }}
+    use_upstream_repo: {{ false if grains.os_family|lower in ('debian','suse',) else true }}
     use_upstream_archive: false
 
     clientlibs: